The Thurston Group offers proven performance.  Scores of non-profit organizations, government entities, educational institutions, business and professional groups can testify to the value of our services.

 The research, evaluation, and consulting services of The Thurston Group have benefited more than 70 organizations.

CLIENTS AND PROJECTS: Program and Organization Development Consulting

 Current and Recent

Miami-Dade Domestic Violence Oversight Board.  Technical assistance for developing and implementing strategic planning for policy and service delivery.  

Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department/Juvenile Assessment Center.  Consulting and administrative support for the JAC National Demonstration Projects.  

Switchboard of Miami/Alliance for GLBTQ Youth. Consultant and technical assistance for developing a plan to evaluate services.

Urban League of Greater Miami .  Staffing community planning process to develop a collaborative system of services for children in Liberty City .

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Former Clients:  Program and Organization Development Consulting

Alliance for Human Services.  Facilitated planning session for Board of Directors; training for community facilitators.  Area Agency on Aging.  Facilitated Board/Staff strategic planning session.Belafonte TACOLCY Center. Consultation and technical assistance for board development and executive search process. Broward County Department of Human Resources.  Training and technical assistance to managers for developing outcome measures for services and programs.  Carrfour Housing, Inc. Facilitated board planning sessions.  Dade Community Foundation.  (1) Environmental assessment and strategic planning workshop for Advisory Board; (2) Designed and conducted training and technical assistance program for executives and managers of local Community Development Corporations.  Development and Training Institute (DTI), Baltimore , MD.   Consultant for training and technical assistance to executives and boards of community development corporations in Indianapolis , IN.   Family Counseling Services.  Board/staff strategic planning sessions.   Fannie Mae Foundation.  Consulting and technical assistance for developing a project advisory committee and evaluation plan for the mortgage finance program at Miami-Dade College .   Florida Association for Community Action.  Consulting to board for planning statewide programs and services.  Florida Black Business Investment Board.  Facilitated strategic planning process and ongoing technical assistance for implementing the plan.    Florida Council for Behavioral Health Care.  Consultants for a statewide government relations initiative (in Dade County ) to increase legislative support for community based, nonprofit providers of mental health services. Florida Foster Care Review Project.  Designed community initiative for recruiting minority foster and adoptive families. Henri Hall, M. D.  Feasibility study and design of models for an HMO in “Little Haiti.”  HIV/AIDS Planning and Management Organization.  Board/Staff program planning; assistance in designing process for executive search.  Hope Center, Inc. Principal grant writer for program and facility expansion.  Housing Opportunity Project for Excellence.  Strategic planning workshops; technical assistance for operational and policy manuals. Kendall Medical Center .  Facilitated inter-departmental discussion to improve service delivery.  MAXIMUS, Inc.  Consulting and administrative support for initiative related to youth aging out of foster care, funded by The Children’s Trust.  Miami Beach Community Development Corporation.  Board/Staff strategic planning and follow-up technical assistance.  Miami Bridge Children and Family Services.  Provided interim management, fund raising, program development, and administration of emergency residential shelters and services for youth.  Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department.  Staff development/training sessions to enhance teamwork and cultural diversity.  Miami-Dade Department of Youth and Family Development.  Series of training sessions for supervisory personnel. Miami-Dade Neighborhood Housing Services.  Facilitated strategic planning process and technical assistance and support for managers.  Miami Supportive Housing Corporation.  Board/Staff strategic planning.  North Dade Medical Foundation.  Board/Staff strategic planning retreat.  Opa-Locka Community Development Corporation.  (1) Board development, management support, and technical assistance; (2) facilitated community outreach for special statewide initiative.   St. John Community Development Corporation.  Board development and strategic planning workshops and consulting.  Southeast Florida Library Information Network.  Tri-county technology training program targeting African-American and Haitian communities.   South Florida Hospital Association.  Board/Staff strategic planning; technical assistance to facilitate organizational change.  United Way of Miami-Dade County .  Facilitated discussions and prepared final draft of plan to guide county CBO funding.  Urban League of Greater Miami /The Miami Coalition for a Drug Free Community.  Facilitated and staffed community needs assessment and planning process for Robert Wood Johnson prevention initiative on the health and safety of children.  The Union Institute.  Facilitated trustee planning for succession of college’s President.  Weed and Seed.  Needs assessment for a community court in Liberty City .  World Health Direct.  Workshop on non-profit organization issues for women’s health organizations.

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